Federal prosecutors on Monday brought charges against Ryan Wesley Routh for possession of a firearm as a felon and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the Associated Press reports&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/sep/16/trump-shooting-attempt-suspect-detained-ryan-wesley-routh?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with:block-66e85d0d8f084d7e1128d8ca#block-66e85d0d8f084d7e1128d8ca&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/sep/16/trump-shooting-attempt-suspect-detained-ryan-wesley-routh?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with:block-66e85d0d8f084d7e1128d8ca#block-66e85d0d8f084d7e1128d8ca" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">the Associated Press reports</a>.

Routh was arrested yesterday in Florida after allegedly attempting to shoot former U.S. president Donald Trump while he was golfing. The FBI said Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.

The 58-year-old once voted for Trump but later soured on him, and has tried to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia.{ai:summary}<p>Ryan Wesley Routh has been charged with firearm possession as a felon and having a defaced serial number after allegedly attempting to shoot former President Donald Trump while he was golfing in Florida. The FBI is investigating the incident as an attempted assassination.</p><p>#crime</p>

What we know about the 58-year-old suspect in Trump's second 'attempted assassination'

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